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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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